Denver Public Schools RFP for Secondary Data Center Internet and DDoS Mitigation Services

Denver Public Schools is seeking proposals from qualified US vendors to provide secondary data center internet and DDoS mitigation services in Denver, CO. The selected vendor must deliver internet services with 99.999% annual uptime availability, BGP routing, high-availability upstream volumetric DDoS detection with auto-mitigation under a 15-minute SLA, and 24x7x365 NOC support. Additionally, the vendor is fully responsible for all physical construction, fiber installation, trenching, conduit placement, permits, inside plant wiring, and outside plant civil infrastructure needed to deliver the services. Work will be performed onsite for a one-year contract term with potential options to renew. Only US organizations are eligible to bid. Proposals must be formatted as a single file and submitted digitally through BidNet by December 1, 2026, at 10:00 AM MT; email, fax, and in-person submissions will not be accepted. Questions must be submitted via BidNet by November 11, 2026, at 10:00 AM MT. Proposals will be evaluated using a three-stage process covering administrative compliance, written response criteria, and potential oral presentations, with the lowest eligible contract price receiving full pricing points.